Wringer mop



June 18, 1929. M, C, NEWTON ET AL 1,717,997

WRINGER MOP Filed Feb. ll, 1928 Patented June 18, 1929. y 15717,@ UNITEDSTATES PATENT GFFCE.

IVIILO C. NEWTON AND JOSEPH A. GREMLING, OF DELPHGS, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TOTHE E. da N. MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF DELPHOS,OHIO, A CORPORATION OFOHlO.

WRINGER MOP.

Appiicanon nea yFebruary 11, 1928. serial 110.253,683.

This invention relates to wringer mops of of a` hand crank 5 Ijournaledin the ferrule. the type in which the mop cloth is wrung by The forwardend of the mop cloth is supportineans of a hand crank carried by thehandle ed on a cross bar 6 -detaehably secured to the of the mop.forward end of a supporting and pressure ap- This invention has amongits objects the plying head 7which is preferably in the form 00provision of an improved mop supporting ferof'a substantiallyrectangular sheetmetal plate rule of simple and inexpensive constructionsuspended from the forward end of the ferwhich, in addition tosupporting the mop rule by means of a short link 8. The link 8 head,provides a support and bearing for the is connected to the head 7intermediate its l" hand crank to which the rear end of the mop ends,but nearer the rear end of the head than 05 cloth is attached. i theforward end thereof. lVhen the mop is in A further object is to providea construeuse, the link 8 swings 4down flat upon the top tion in which ahand crank is mounted in the of the head 7, as shown in Fig. 2, so thatpresferrule beyond the end of the wooden handle sure may be appliedthrough the handle to l5 so that if the wooden handle is broken, it thehead7 centrally thereof to maintainasub- 70 can be replaced withoutdisturbing` any part stantially uniform pressure on the mop cloth of thewringer mop. beneath the head. rlhe ferrule 2 is formed of A furtherobject of the invention is to proa single piece of sheet metal and has arear vide a connection between the ferrule and the end portion 9 oftubular form to receive the mop cloth supporting head such that thehea-d handle 1. The edges of the sheet metal abut 7 may be supported ina wringing position such along the under side ofthe ferrule throughoutthat the pull on the head during the wringthe length of the tubularportion, but one edge ing of the cloth is so transmitted to the ferisprovided with a projection 10 which fits rule that neither the head northe ferrule is into a recess of similar form in the other edge subjectedto' severe bending stresses. of the sheet metal. The hand crank 5 has an0 lith the above and other objects in view, vertical bearing portionwhich extends dithe invention may be said to comprise the ametricallythrough the tubular portion of wringer mop as illustrated in theaccompanythe ferrule forwardly of the forward end of ing drawingshereinafter described and parthe handle 1, this Vertical portion fittingin l() ticul arly set forth in the appended claims. toopenings in thetop and bottom of the ferrule, S gether with such variations andmodificati ons the bottom opening being through the projecthereof aswill be apparent to one skilled in tion 10 so that the bottom openingdoes not the art to which the invention appertains. intersect the sameand lateral thrusts on the Reference should be had to the accompanyedgesof the syn-ings in the operation of the f 7^ ing drawings forming a partof this speciliwringer do not distort the ferrule. At its for- 90 cationin which Figure 1 is a plan view of the ward end, the ferrule isprovided with a chanmop in moppiiig position. nel shaped portion 12 withdownwardly ex- .F 2 is a longitudinal section taken on tending' flanges,the channel shaped portion the line indicated at 2 2 in Fig. 1. being ofsubstantially the saine width as the 40 Fig. 3 is a side elevationshowing the mop tubular portion of the ferrule, but of less 95 inwringing position with the mop cloth depth. the sheet metal being cutaway to hanging loose, the mop cloth supporting head shorten the flangesof the channel. The link 8 and its supporting length eingshown in is ofchannel form provided with side flanges section. 13 which overlie theside flanges of the chan- 45 Fig. 4L- is a side elevation of the mopshowing nel portion 12 of the ferrule and these flanges 100 the mopcloth twisted for wringing. are pivotally connected by a transversepivot Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line indipin 14. The sheet metalhead 7 has flanges cated at 5 5 in Fig. 4. 15 struck up from the bodythereof adjacent Refer ing to the accompanying drawings, its rear endand the lower end of the link 8 U0 the mop is provided with the usualwooden lies between these flanges and' is pivotally 105 handle 1 to theend of which is attached a connected thereto by means of a transversesheet metal ferrule 2. A mop cloth 8 in the pivot pin 16.

form of an endless loop is carried by the ends Rearwardly of the pivotpin 14, the flanges of the handle, the rear end of the mop cloth of thechannel portion 12 of the ferrule are being supported in a loop 4l atthe lower end provided with transversely alined notches 17, U0

which are adapted to receive the beaded rear edge 18 of the head 7, tohold the head in wringing position as shown in Figs. 3 and 4;. The head7 projects rearwardly from pivot 16 a distance suflicient to engage thechannel portion of the ferrule and when the bead 18 is seated in thenotches 17, the head 7 is held at an angle such. that the pull on themop cloth caused by twisting the sameI by means of the hand crank 5 isexerted on the head and transmitted largely as end thrust against theunderside of the ferrule, the leverage and the direction of thrust beingsuch that excessive bending stresses are net exerted either upon thehead 7 or upon the ferrule.

The ferrule, which is made of a single piece of sheet metal, is of verysimple construction and, since all of the mop cloth sup port-ing andwringing devices are mounted on the ferrule forwardly of the handle, abroken handle can be replaced without disturbing any part of the wringermop. In addition, the hand crank and the mop cloth supporting head areso mounted upon the ferrule that effective wringing action is obtainedwithout danger of springing any of the parts out of shape. The presentinvention thus provides a wringer mop of very rugged and durableconstruction which is of relatively light weight, which is inexpensiveto manufacture and which is easily operated,

that we claim is l l. In a wringer mop, a handle, a sheet metal ferrulehaving a tubular rear end portion fitting on the handle and an elongated-forward end portion of channel shape with downwardly extending flangesprovided with notches adjacent the inner end of the channel portion, ahand crank journaled in the tubular portion of the ferrule and having acloth holding loop below the ferrule, a short link pivoted at its upperend to the forward end of the ferrule, and a head pivoted intermediateits ends to the lower end of said link, the pivotal connection betweenthe head and link being nearer the rear end than the ferward end of thehead, said head having means at the forward end thereof for holding amop cloth and having a rear end portion' engageable in the notches ofthe flanges of the channel portion of the ferrule.

Q. In a wringer mop, a handle, a one piece sheet metal ferrule having atubular rear end portion fitting on the handle and a forward I endportion in the form of a downwardly 1 facing channel, the edges of theflanges of which are above the bottom of the tubular' portion, a shortlink pivoted at its upper end to the forward end of the ferrule, a headpivoted intermediate its ends to the lower end of said link, said headhaving at its forward end means for holding the forward end of a mopcloth, a hand crank journaled in the tubular portion of the ferrule andhaving a loop to receive the rear end of a mop cloth, and notches inthe'flanges' of said channel portion adjacent the inner end thereof forholding the head against movement during the wringing operation.

3. In a wringer mop, a handle, a ferrule having a tubular rear endportion fitting on the handle and an elongated channel shaped forwardend port-ion, a'liand crank having a cloth holding loop rotatablymounted in the tubular portion of said ferrule beyond the end of thehandle, a link pivoted to the forward end of said ferrule, and a headpivoted intermediate its ends to said link, said head having a rear endportion engageable with the edges of the flanges of the channel shapedportion of said ferrule and having cloth holding means at its forwardend.

Ll. In a wringer mop, a handle, a ferrule formed from a single piece ofsheet metal and having its rear end portion bent to tubular form to fiton said handle with the edges of the sheet metal abutting along theunder side of the ferrule, one edge of the sheet metal intermediate theends of the tubular portion having a projection and the other edge arecess to receive said projection, said tubular portion havingdiametrically opposite bearing openings at the upper and under sidesthereof, the lower opening being in said projection, a hand crankmounted in said openings and having a cloth holding loop below theferrule, a link pivoted at its upper end to the for vard end of theferrule and a head pivoted intermediate its ends to the lower end ofsaid link, said head having a rear end portion engageable with the underside of the ferrule forwardly of said hand crank and cloth holding meansat its forward end.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

MIL() C. NEVTON. JOSEPH A, GREMLING.

